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* ''[[Cerebus the Aardvark]]'' - Although Dave Sim did not die while making Cerebus (and is still alive as of 2010), he had "planned ahead" (and I'm using this term very loosely) in case this happened. He had mentioned in interviews that, if he DID die before completing the series, the series would continue all the way to issue 300, but all subsequent issues would only have the background art (by Sim's colleague Gerhard). There would be no characters nor text/narrative of any kind.

** If they had both died subsequent issues would have been kinda dull.

* Marshall Rodgers died in the middle of ''Cap'n Quick and a Foozle''. The Captain's last known words: "Oh yeah. I forgot to tell you about this part."

* Willy Vandersteen left very specific instructions behind for the continuation of his ''[[Suske en Wiske]]'' franchise after his death. No character could ever age, or change, no main character may ever be dropped or added, and sex is a taboo, and a number of situations may never be altered (Lambik and Sidonia may never wed). Vandersteen died in 1990, but gave up artistic control of the ''Suske en Wiske'' franchise in 1972, to this day his wishes remain the guiding principles of the comic.

* [[Jack Kirby]] started a project called ''Phantom Force'' shortly before he died. [[Image Comics]] published the first two issues, with many of their top artists(Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Jerry Ordway, Jim Valentino and Keith Giffen, among others) inking Kirby's pages. The story arc was finished by Kirby collaborator Greg Theakston.

 

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